NEWS

28.05.2008

Delegation from University Novi Pazar Visited University of Graz and FH Joanneum and Agreed on Cooperation

Graz/ Novi Pazar. A
high-ranking delegation from the newly founded public university in
Novi Pazar, Serbia, consisting of the Rector, Prof. Dr. Cemal
Dolicanin, and two other members of the rectorate, Prof. Dr. Bozidar
Stanic and Prof. Dr. Miladin Kostic, visited Graz from May 18th to 20th
in the frame of the project “Support to the University of Novi Pazar”,
financed by the Austrian Development Cooperation. The delegation was
accompanied by Mr. Goran Ostojic, Regional Manager of WUS Austria for
Serbia.

The members of the Rectorate visited the
University of Graz and the University of Applied Sciences (FH Joanneum)
in order to initiate inter-university cooperation and get an insight
into the Quality Assurance mechanisms of these institutions.

In
a meeting with the Vice-Rector for International Relations at the
University of Graz, Prof. Roberta Maierhofer, a general agreement on
cooperation between the two universities was made. As a start of
cooperation, the University of Graz offered four one-semester
scholarships for students or young assistants from the University of
Novi Pazar. Further cooperation possibilities were discussed, such as
cooperation in the field of German language learning and teaching and
advancement of Roma students and disabled students.

On the second day of the program, Ing. Mag. Thomas Trummer from the
Office for Quality Management at the University of Graz held presented
the Quality Management System of the University of Graz to the guests
from Novi Pazar. In this session, a lot of questions could be answered
and a lot of important inputs for the setup of a quality management
system at the University Novi Pazar could be gained.

In
the University of Applied Sciences (FH Joanneum), the delegation
received a “Tour through FH Joanneum Campus” were they visited
impressive departments such as Industrial Design, the Aerospace Lab and
the Automotive Testing Lab. After the Tour, the Department of
International Management at the FH Joanneum presented FH’s
International R&D Activities in the Area of Quality in Higher
Education.

In the following meeting with the Rector and Managing Director of FH
Joanneum, DI Dr. Michael Klees, the delegation got the opportunity to
ask questions about the management and administration system of the FH
Joanneum.

The study visit was very successful and
provided the delegation with a huge amount of information and tools to
be used for the development of a quality management system at the
University of Novi Pazar.